Emmerdale actress Lucy Pargeter pregnant with twins

Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter is pregnant with twins.

The actress, who plays Chastity Dingle in the ITV soap, already has an 11-year-old daughter with her partner Rudi Coleano.

A spokeswoman for the show said: "Lucy Pargeter and her partner Rudi Coleano are delighted to announce they are expecting twins spring 2017.<

"They will be long-awaited siblings for their daughter, Lola."

Pargeter, 39, has appeared in Emmerdale since 2002 and competed in I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! in 2013, in the series won by singer Kian Egan.